The Go Diaper Free Podcast
Andrea Olson
Andrea Olson of Go Diaper Free explains elimination communication - the concept of pottying your baby, as early as birth - which is what people have done for all of human history and in today's world where there are no diapers. She makes it easy to integrate EC into your modern lifestyle as a new parent, demystifies how to know your baby needs to go, how to take them to the toilet instead of primarily relying on the diaper, and makes EC approachable, accessible, and fun, for all parents...whether part-time, with or without diapers, and in any region of the world. Contrary to popular marketing messages, diapers are tools, not toilets, and babies are ALL born "ready" to use the toilet. Learn how to connect with your baby on this very natural level with Andrea's expert guidance, and experience the freedom of a life without dependence upon diapers, a life without traumatic toilet training, a life where your baby gets a head start on developing motor skills, communication, and learning by prioritizing this age-appropriate skill (0-18 months). EC honors your baby's dignity and makes parenting THAT much easier! Stop changing blowouts...and learn how to listen to your baby's requests for good hygiene. Learn more at godiaperfree.com. (PS - Andrea also occasionally covers potty training, for those of you who find us after 18 months.)
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Jun 3, 2021 • 12min
#144 Potty Training after Elimination Communication (does it make you a failure?)
Are you a failure if you wrap up elimination communication with potty training?? Our guest post today is from Ariane, one of our certified coaches who started EC at 3 months and, at 22 months, was ashamed that she had to wrap it up with potty training. She shares her story today...and it's quite inspiring! I also share at the end how to avoid having to wrap up elimination communication with potty training (but sometime's it's just inevitable!). Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/144 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 25, 2021 • 8min
#143 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Young Toddler. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by my Wrapping Up EC minicourse, which will teach you how to complete what you've started with my book, Go Diaper Free. These two will set you up with success to start and finish ECing your young toddler within the 12-18 month span. Visit godiaperfree.com/wrapup to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of todays' show over at godiaperfree.com/143 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a young toddler (just walking, like one year old)! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 18, 2021 • 8min
#142 What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing EC?
One of my fave readers asked me many years ago: What is the one thing you would tell people to keep in mind when doing elimination communication? And my answer hasn't changed much since the first time I wrote this way back when: The most important thing I can share with people about elimination communication is...found in today's episode! Including practical ideas of how to make EC great. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/142 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 11, 2021 • 8min
#141 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Mobile Baby. (Listen to episode 139 on Newborns if you haven't already.) You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Getting Back on Track with EC, my minicourse on restarting EC (or starting EC from scratch) with a mobile baby. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing your mobile baby in the most effective way. Visit godiaperfree.com/backontrack to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of today's show over at godiaperfree.com/141 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished learning about the pros and cons of starting elimination communication with a mobile baby! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
May 4, 2021 • 6min
#140 How do I get my baby to shift his morning poo to a slightly later time?
So what do you do if your baby poops REALLY early every single morning? YOU want to get more sleep. I've been there. But BABY has other plans. Poop plans. Today I answer this very question from a reader in Arkansas. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/140 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 27, 2021 • 7min
#139 Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby
Today I'm sharing the audio from my video on the Pros and Cons of Starting EC with a Newborn Baby. You can watch the video over on the Go Diaper Free YouTube Channel, or listen to it today, right here and now! This episode is sponsored by Baby Meets Potty, my newborn minicourse. This combined with my book, Go Diaper Free, will set you up with success to start ECing right at or after the birth of your baby. The minicourse has lots of footage of me ECing all 5 of my babies within minutes, hours, days, and weeks of their births. This is truly the only way to learn EC from the start. Visit godiaperfree.com/newborn to sign up for that class. You can also read the written transcript of todays' show over at godiaperfree.com/139 where I'll also conveniently link to all the things I mention in today's episode. I'll also be replying to comments over there, so come on by when you're finished! Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 20, 2021 • 26min
#138 How to have an undisturbed, and maybe even unassisted, birth
If you're curious about freebirth 🤰 today's show is definitely for you. Yeah, this isn't EC or potty training, but it's related. Because HOW your baby comes into the world MATTERS. Even if you don't think you'd EVER have the GUTS to birth unassisted, I will share how our 9 core freebirth principles can be applied to ANY BIRTH, at home or in hospital, with or without a caregiver. 🤙 I've had two of my five babies unassisted and they were amazing, satisfying, and unbelievably smooth. This is how to have a freebirth. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/138 Get on the waitlist for my newest book, Brave New Birth, at bravenewbirth.com. Coming end of April 2021. Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 13, 2021 • 15min
#137 Why (& How) We Skipped Naked Observation Time
When you're getting started with elimination communication, observation time is a crucial component. However, our Certified Coach Natalie Robbins would go so far to say naked observation time can actually be avoided entirely. Naked time CAN be a great tool for getting to know your newborn baby's signals, and especially helpful if you are starting with an older baby or potty training, to sweep that mini potty underneath them mid-pee. But if it's too cold to leave your baby undressed, or maybe you aren't too keen on the potential mess, you'll be glad to learn that you may be able to avoid naked observation without hindering the observation process. Today, Natalie shares five equally-effective alternatives to naked observation time so you can learn your baby's signals and jumpstart or improve your EC practice. She'll also reveal several reasons why you may choose to skip naked time, like they did, and peek into their thought process around the whole thing. Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/137 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Apr 6, 2021 • 13min
#136 5 Reasons to stick with the Potty Training Plan (even if you want to quit!)
Today's show is a guest post from our Certified Coach, Kate Falk, about 5 Reasons to stick with the Potty Training Plan (even if you want to quit!) and 5 Tips for getting through the hard parts. Kate offers A LOT of elimination communication and potty training classes and consultations and gets A LOT of parents who are ready to give up on potty training. The number one reason clients schedule a consultation with her is that they're frustrated by potty training and/or they can't make sense of how to progress through the potty training process. They want to quit potty training because yes, potty training can be super challenging, at least parts of it. But somewhere deep down, the clients sense there's a light at the end of the tunnel, even if they currently don't see it, and that potty independence is a possibility. Today's show contains what Kate has culled from many years of potty training coaching. She's going to share WHY you should stick with potty training (even when you want to quit) and exactly how to get through the most challenging parts of potty training. (You may be reassured to know the majority of families who've done our Potty Training Plan had very similar questions and concerns. Parents got stuck on the same issues, and fortunately, the advice on how to proceed works for most families! Let's get YOU unstuck, too.) Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/136 Get my free 3 day potty training primer at https://godiaperfree.com/starting-potty-training/ Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
Mar 30, 2021 • 37min
#135 Encouraging Independent Play
Today I've got a special guest on the show: Avital from The Parenting Junkie. She teaches parents how to love parenting and parent from love. We're going to talk about the importance of independent play for babies and toddlers, and how helping your baby play independently makes elimination communication and early potty training so much easier. Today we're discussing the importance of independent play, and how you can start folding this invaluable, sanity-building practice into your parenting today...with babies as young as newborn! This is a game-changer for new moms and dads, y'all, and completely in alignment with elimination communication and early potty training (because the goal there is independence as well!). Enjoy! Get full show notes and add your comments or questions here: https://godiaperfree.com/135 Get my free easy start guide for EC at https://godiaperfree.com/start Start EC with your baby today with Andrea's popular book, Go Diaper Free: https://godiaperfree.com/thebook
